General Conference Highlights

Joseph and I visited Nephi yet again for Conference Weekend. It began Friday evening with a BYU victory over Utah State. I really didn't care which team won since I like both schools a lot. But I was happy to hear BYU won.

Saturday morning is my favorite session, mainly because President Monson normally announces temples. I build up so much anticipation for the announcement that Joseph and I even made our predictions. Joseph had the closest with guessing Cedar City, Utah when President Monson announced a second Provo Temple. I'm quite excited to hear that Africa will be blessed with two more temples in the future. I thought it was humorous that President Monson was running late. Click on this article to read more about it. I enjoyed listening to Elder Scott and his encouragement to memorize scripture passages. I worked on memorizing the Articles of Faith and that took so long because I'm not the best at memorization. But I will try my hardest in the future to memorize some scriptures. They really do become friends in times of need.

I also enjoyed the talk about the importance of looking up, not down, in life. If you ask Joseph or my mom, they both will tell you that I am pessimistic about the world. I don't see many things going well right now with the economy, education, war, etc. Some days, it is tough to trust in the Lord and trust in His timetable. The talk helped me place all things in perspective and try to "look up" more often in life. I have so many blessings that I have no reason to look down.

My favorite talk, if I can say I have a favorite, was Sister Elaine Dalton's talk about raising daughters. It was meant for fathers but I loved that she spoke about the crucial need for parents to raise righteous children. With the world going awry around me, I feel more and more burdened when it comes to raising a family in the Gospel. It will not be easy and I worry and fear for my children in the future. I enjoyed listening to Sister Dalton and the sweet truths she stated about raising daughters to be loving and kind. I'm grateful to have a husband who holds the priesthood and will bless our children in ways we can't comprehend yet. Here is her talk. (Scroll down until you find Elaine S. Dalton).

We hung out at Joe's parents house Saturday and they picked apples- 8 boxes of apples. So we brought home two bags of apples and I look forward to making apple pie and more applesauce! We also celebrated my birthday on Sunday by eating cake and playing a game. I got a new hot glue gun! I wanted one really badly as I start being more craftier in our home. All in all, it was a great and uplifting weekend!